16 N = 459, 67 years, MI 57 %, NYHA III, EF < 40%, (ferritin level <100 μg per liter or between 100 and 299 μg per liter, if the transferrin saturation was <20%), and a hemoglobin level of 9.5 to 13.5 g per 100 ml,Results were similar in patients with anemia and those without anemia!